For decades the potential around the run down, worn out Bega River was evident. In 2014 however a group of volunteers working closely with government agencies released that potential and have created an asset for the communty and started to restore the local environment. ...

The NSW government is looking to rewrite the rules covering coastal logging operations. The rules, known as Integrated Forestry Operations Agreements (IFOA), have been consistently criticised by environmental groups. The government is now saying that on reflection the IFOAs have failed to ...

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Coalition backbencher and former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has backed calls from ACOSS and the Greens to raise the Newstart allowance. He says the current Newstart allowance is difficult for people to live on, especially in rural and regional areas. But the Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

The latest Four Corners program 'Cash Splash' has sparked fresh calls for an independent inquiry into the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The program raised questions about the value of billions of dollars spent on water-saving infrastructure grants for irrigators and how much ...

Newly-elected Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie is turning out to be the biggest obstacle to the Federal Government's 10 year tax plan. She says she doesn't see how the tax cuts help the thousands of Tasmanians struggling on welfare. Guest: David Littleproud, Minister for Water Resources, ...

The federal election campaign, already less civil than usual, is getting uglier as the finish line nears. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison is accusing Labor of a cheap desperate shot for drawing attention to his failure to say whether he think gay people are going to hell. A Greens candidate who ...